Jared Keen is an accomplished Entrepreneur and Executive with a proven ability to lead, everything from fast paced start-ups, to growth companies and traditional companies seeking new directions into profitability and success. Jared has been on his entrepreneurial journey since the age of 24 when he founded a marketing technology firm and digital coupon specialist, Couponstar in 2002. He was responsible for its strategic and operational direction worldwide expanding its operations across 12 countries. In Sep, 2011, Coupons.com, purchased its remaining share in Couponstar where Jared remained at the helm of the international division as the Managing Director. From May 2012 to May 2013, Jared resided in NYC working on strategic global retail initiatives for Coupons.com, Inc. In Mar 2016, Jared founded Australia’s first online marketplace for property management called Rent360 where he is responsible for its overall strategy, product development, marketing and business development.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
- Ghandi
- Martin Luther King
When business started difficulties overcame:
“I’ll go back to the first business, I was extremely young, I was naive but I was ambitious and I think I didn’t know what I didn’t know at the time and I didn’t know what the key issues were that I needed to address, some of the problems were in that first company I was bankrolled by my father which has some interesting dynamics to it when you’re taking money from the family so that can be a burden sometimes and it also needs to be carefully managed in order not to destroy any relationships”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business Book by John MackeyFavourite Quote:
“You’re not in the perfect business; stop pretending that that’s what the world wants from you, truly perfect is becoming friendly with your imperfections on the way to doing something remarkable”
Recommended Online Resources:
- Google Docs – Create and share your work online and access your documents from anywhere. Manage documents, spreadsheets, presentations, surveys, and more all in one …
- Trello – Infinitely flexible Incredibly easy to use Great mobile apps It s free Trello keeps track of everything, from the big picture to the minute details
- Asana – It’s free to use, simple to get started, and powerful enough to run your entire business
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Be genuine, be authentic in what you do and who you do it with, work smart not hard and always try your best”…[Listen for More]
More About Jared Keen:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“A question impresses me more than an answer.” Debasish Mridha
Other Quotes From the Chat with Jared Keen:
- “You’ve got to understand what is motivating you, if it’s all about becoming a billionaire, that’s a very fickle motivation and when the times get tough that’s not going to be enough to get you through those hard times so you’ve really got to know and be honest with yourself about why you’re doing this”
- “As an entrepreneur you have to be comfortable with uncertainty”
- “You have to be able to listen”
- “You have two ears and one mouth, use them in proportion”
- “There are no shortcuts to hard work”
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